Napery (SW 6386)
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Napery (SW 6386) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Napery
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Napery by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Napery, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Heartsmere | 1114 | 70.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Light Incense | UL150-7 | 73.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Simple Pleasures | 3003-6C | 74 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Honey Beige | 1207-3 | 78 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Napery (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Napery
Darker than Napery
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6386 |
| Hex | #EFDDC1 |
| RGB | 239, 221, 193 |
| HSL | 37°, 59%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.9, 1.8, 16.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Napery (SW 6386), published as #EFDDC1
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#FFE7C1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Napery (SW 6386)?
- Napery has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Napery is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Napery in another brand?
- Light Incense (Behr UL150-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Napery warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Napery as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.0; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.